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Candidate Selection
The Attributes Employers Seek on Students’ Resumes
April 19, 2021
By Kevin Gray
With fewer employers screening job candidates by GPA, it is increasingly important that college graduates demonstrate certain key attributes on their resumes. Read More.
Candidate Selection
Internship Experience the Top Differentiator When Choosing Between Otherwise Equal Job Candidates
April 19, 2021
By Kevin Gray
Employers report that internship experience is the most influential factor they consider when deciding between two otherwise equally qualified job candidates. Read More.
Trends & Predictions
College Hiring Rebounds to Increase 7.2%
March 22, 2021
By Kevin Gray
College hiring appears to have rebounded from the fall as employers now expect to hire 7.2% more new graduates from the Class of 2021 than they did from the Class of 2020. Read More.
Trends & Predictions
Amid Accelerated Shifts in the Job Search, Much Remains the Same
March 05, 2021
By Kevin Gray
Even though the job search environment has undergone substantial shifts over the last five years—accelerated more recently by the COVID-19 pandemic—core aspects are intact. Read More.
Graduate Outcomes
First Destinations for the College Class of 2019
The report for the College Class of 2019 provides information about where graduates at the undergraduate and graduate levels land within six months of graduation. Read More.

DATA BITES

6.1%

Overall unemployment rate
Bureau of Labor Statistics

7.9% (APRIL 2021)/
17.2% (APRIL 2020)

Unemployment rate, bachelor’s degree grads age 20 – 24
Bureau of Labor Statistics

$53,889

Average starting salary, Class of 2019 bachelor’s degree graduate
Summer 2020 Salary Survey

7.2%

Increase in projected hiring, Class of 2021 versus Class of 2020
Job Outlook 2021 Spring Update

NACE JOBWIRE

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